Whip-lock.



C. A. LOGAN.

WHIP LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 111111.14, 1913.

1,120,952. Patented Dec. 15,1914.

'nz NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTU-LITHKI. WA n N Hm. I),

UNI I CREIGI-ITONA. Loeaiv, or BELMONT,MASSACHUSETTS.

WHIP-LOCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cnnrcnron A. LOGAN, a subject of the King ofEngland, residing at Belmont, in the county of ,Middlesex, State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWhip- Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in whip sockets, and particularlyto looks therefor.

The principal object is to provide a simple structure which can beattached to the ordinary whip socket which is arranged to lock the whipin the socket, and to be opened only by those authorized.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. g

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of a whip socket showing myinvention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalview through the socket and lock. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional viewon the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents thewhip socket which is provided in one side thereof and intermediate ofthe length, with a longitudinal opening 11. Secured to the socket andarranged over the opening 11 is a housing 12, this housing having anopening 13 which is arranged in registry with the opening 11 of thesocket. Extending transversely in the housing, and adjacent the opening13 is a shaft 14, which carries rigidly secured thereto a cam block 15.This block is so arranged'that the enlarged or nose portion 16 thereofcan be turned through the opening 11 of the socket and engaged againstthe butt of the whip 17 disposed in the socket, to wedge the sameagainst the opposite side of the socket and prevent unauthorizedremoval. On the periphery of the cam block at a point opposite the nose16 are the ratchet teeth 18, these teeth being arranged to be engagedbyv the free end 19 of a leaf-spring 20, suitably secured within thehousing. This spring has formed near Specification of Letters Patent.Application filed August 14, 1913. Serial No. 784,830.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

its free end a shoulder 20 under which is engaged a finger 21 carried bya transverse shaft 22, this shaft also carrying a downwardly andoutwardly extending member A yoke-shaped resilient member 24 is securedto the top of the housing and extends downwardly over the outer endthereof and has its other end 25 disposed under the bottom of thehousing and provided with an elongated slot 26. A washer plate 27 isdisposed over the slotted portion 25 and secured to the bottom of thehousing by. means of a screw 28. Thus the member 24 can be movedinwardly and outwardly, the lower portion above the bottom of thehousing being arranged to engage the before-mentioned member 23. r

In the operation of the device, the shaft 14 is turned by means of asuitable thumbpiece 14 carried thereby, so that the teeth 18 will passunder the end 19 of the spring 20. lVhen so turned, the nose'16 willpass into the socket through the opening 11 and engage against the buttofthe whip. The engagement of the spring with the teeth, effectivelyprevents the block being rotated back to the original position. Torelease the block, the lower portion of the resilient member 24 ispushed inwardly to engage the member 23 which causes the rocking of theshaft 22 and the engagement of the" ment of the member 24.

' What is claimed is:

The combination with a whip socket having an opening in one side, of awhip looking device secured to the socket over the opening andconsisting of a cam block rotatably disposed to project through theopening in the socket, ratchet teeth formed on a portion of theperiphery of the block, a leafspring mounted in the housing andengaggagement with the second finger, to rock' ing the teeth of theblock, said spring havthe shaft and cause the finger to release the ingashoulder adjacent the free end thereof, spring from the teeth. a 10 atransverse shaft having a radial finger en- In testimonywhereof, I affixmy signagaging under the said shoulder, a second ture, in'the presenceof two Witnesses.

finger on the .shaft1eXtending-.-toward; the ,Y CREIGHTON A. LOGAN.outer side of the housing, and a resilient Witnesses:

member mounted on the housing for n- THOMAS F. HARRIs,

JEREMIAH F. RYAN.

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